The Martha’s Vineyard Airport commission voted last week to buy the bulk of the electricity for the Island airport from a New York private equity fund that develops solar power facilities.

Martha's Vineyard Airport plays a vital role in the local economy by providing another way on and off the Island and hosting a number of businesses.

Ride-sharing services such as Lyft and Uber will soon be required to pay fees to operate at the Martha’s Vineyard Airport.

Ann Crook, the new Martha's Vineyard Airport manager, landed on the Island last week eager to turn problems into opportunities.

The Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission voted to hire Ann Crook, director of aviation for the Elmira Corning Regional Airport in central New York, to manage the county-owned airport.

The airport commission has selected an interim manager and welcomes new two new members as a period of change continues at the Island's only commercial airport.

Deborah Potter will resign effective next month, airport leaders announced Thursday. Mrs. Potter has been heading operations at the airport since August, when former manager Sean Flynn left his post.

Architects working for the Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission outlined new plans for an air rescue and firefighting building. The commission also discussed the search for a new manager.

A one-day hunt inside the perimeters of the Martha’s Vineyard Airport this week netted two deer, but more remain.

It was a 10-year tenure that began and ended in controversy, with enough plot twists in the middle to fill a Victorian novel. Sean Flynn, then acting manager, was named manager of the Martha’s Vineyard Airport in December 2005.